Great Places Housing Group is committed to fostering communities where everyone feels safe, valued and included. Inclusion is not just a principle – it’s central to everything we do. Over the past few months, we’ve seen an increase in the number of flags displayed in our communities, which in some cases has led to concerns and questions.
To help ensure that it is done in a way that respects everyone in our communities, here are some helpful points to consider when you are thinking about displaying a flag.
Inside your home – such as behind a window, providing they:
On private balconies or windows, if they:
To keep shared areas safe and inclusive, there are some places where flags or symbols can never be displayed.
Great Places is proud to be an anti-racist, multicultural organisation. We believe our customers and colleagues should be respected in the places they live and work. We trust our customers and colleagues to be responsible and respectful at all times.
If we receive a complaint about aggressive or offensive messages in any form, including where it is in the form of wording on flags, graffiti or vandalism, we will investigate and take appropriate action in line with our colleague policies and customers’ lease or tenancy agreements.
If you would like to make an alteration to your property, please contact our Customer Hub in the first instance.
If we receive a complaint about a customer displaying aggressive or offensive messages in any form, we will need to investigate and check that this does not breach their tenancy agreement.
More information is available about our complaints policy on the how to make a complaint page.
